07-Dec-2014 11:17

Merck to make $7bn buy - DAWN.com :: http://www.dawn.com/news/1149255/merck-to-make-7bn-buy

Virgin Sets Sights on Setting Sail with New Cruise Line - Dumb-Out :: http://www.dumb-out.net/virgin-sets-sights-setting-sail-new-cruise-line/12632

Deep in coal country, pondering future without it - Charlotte Observer :: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/12/07/5359214/deep-in-coal-country-pondering.html

Job growth on best pace since 1999 - Indiana Gazette :: http://www.indianagazette.com/news/reg-national-world/job-growth-on-best-pace-since-1999,21096752/

Starbucks of the future opens in Seattle - State Column :: http://www.statecolumn.com/2014/12/starbucks-of-the-future-opens-in-seattle/

Uber starts its engines in Portland - The Register-Guard :: http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32523312-75/uber-starts-its-engines-in-portland.html.csp

Fast Food Workers' Protests Spread Across 190 States in the US - Beta Wired :: http://www.betawired.com/fast-food-workers-protests-spread-across-190-states-in-the-us/1420936/

These retailers could use some holiday cheer - Appeal-Democrat :: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/business/these-retailers-could-use-some-holiday-cheer/article_9646e550-7db1-11e4-9cdf-a3d8beb20031.html

State levies $54M in fines over nuke repository mishaps - Santa Fe New Mexican.com :: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/special_reports/from_lanl_to_leak/state-levies-m-in-fines-over-nuke-repository-mishaps/article_96c66ef4-b640-5421-83b7-fa381d5a85ca.html

Bank on 'Super Mario' to give Europe a monetary jolt - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/07/us-ecb-policy-draghi-analysis-idUSKBN0JL08520141207